Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Monday, May 26, 2008

Patience is the Best Prayer?

I did not find my purple quotation book - I found my mum's big book of quotations instead - which she purchased long time ago. Flipping through the "Prayers" topic - there is this quote supposedly quoted by the Buddha - "Patience is the best prayer".

Is this true? Perhaps yes in some situations - anyway - patience in my current situation is kind of "bearable" for these few days. I am left alone as usual - after bringing up my points and someone turned it into something else - anyway, that left me some time to work on the camp preparation.

My next assignment tonight - write a "meditation script" :) Hehe, this will be quite interesting, I think, using Datuk's script and adding something to it - hopefully it will turn out right!

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